Fast Snail Productions

SPRING TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!

‘Note of Concern’ is back! After an incredibly successful run at both Edinburgh and Dundee
Fringe festivals in 2025, we are back touring this May. If you didn’t make it along during the
fringe or you just loved it so much you want to see it again, well now you have 3 opportunities to
do so.

2nd May: Leslie Town Hall. This will be an extra special night as we'll also be showing a section from episode one of ‘The Flat’, a comedy series being produced by the Snails.

7th May: Duns PlayFest, where we are honoured to be part of a festival filled with so many other creative companies, amazing shows and performers.

15th May: Kings Theatre, Kirkcaldy. An amazing venue to close out the tour.

We have the whole team back together, and reprising their roles
as Scott and Alec, as well as having returning to direct and
keeping us right as the Tech.

‘When two childhood friends, distant strangers to each other now, find themselves trapped in the
classroom of their least favourite teacher at a 10 year high school reunion, they can’t resist the
urge to poke their noses where they don’t belong. Following clues left by their former teacher,
they begin to unravel a life forgotten. A game of hide and seek, some h***y classmates and
some punishment exercises brings about nostalgia and some hard truths that neither was
prepared for. Is this the rebirth of their friendship? Or are certain things better left in the past?’

‘an exceptional piece of theatre that manages to combine both comedy and sincerity.’ - All
Edinburgh Theatre

‘They are an engaging duo and highly accomplished actors – the sort that inspire confidence
and convince you you’re in safe hands.’ - Broadway Baby

Here is a link to tickets for all 3 venues!
https://linktr.ee/fastsnailproductions

Our penultimate piece before Christmas stealing can commence.

'Portaloo's' by Dougal Thomson.

Dougal is a Playwright, Dramaturg and Producer from Aberdeen, based in Edinburgh.
He is the co-artistic director of Simply Surreal, which recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary, bringing the play Moonswing to the Edinburgh and Dundee Fringe. Over the past decade he has produced and written several shows, focusing on using
Surrealism to tackle issues facing modern society.

Only a couple of days left before you can see portaloo's and all the other amazing pieces on stage, grab your tickets now in the bio!

📍The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
📅 Wednesday 10th December.
🕑 Doors 7pm, Event 7:30pm - 10pm.

Well the pieces start coming and they don't stop coming ...

Heating by Iain McWilliams.

'I'm a performer from Ayrshire who has recently decided to stick a toe into
playwriting. I developed a love for comedy when I was in youth theatre and as I got
older and gained experience in devised theatre, I also gained an appreciation for
heartfelt personal story telling. Since I finished studying Acting at Edinburgh Napier I have found myself being inspired by the storytelling I've seen at scratch nights like this one and felt a desire to contribute a piece of my own. '

Not long now before we steal Christmas so grab your tickets now to make sure you don't miss out!!

📍The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
📅 Wednesday 10th December
🕑 7pm Doors, Event 7:30pm - 10pm

One the 3rd day of Christmas my true Snail gave to me..

'The Pub That Burnt Down At Christmas' by Kerry McLaughlin.

'Kerry is a writer & director from Stirling, having graduated in 2022, has continued to work on a multitude of projects across the country. Focusing on stories with strong female leads, she is continuing to develop works that blend character-driven dramas and dark humour.'

Not long now, so grab some tickets while you can with the link in the bio!!

📍The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh.
📅 Wednesday 10th December.
🕑 Doors 7pm, event 7:30pm - 10pm

Be on the look out for the last few pieces!!

You want another one?? Here you go!

🤳'Dial B For B***y Call' - by Ryan Lithgow 🎅

'Ryan Lithgow is a Scottish playwright and dramaturg whose work specialises in comedy and q***r storytelling. Blending sharp wit, pop-culture references and emotionally honest narratives, his writing explores both the chaotic and heartfelt human sides of the q***r experience. His recent works include He’s Not Gay, He’s Just My Brother, I Fixed Him (No Really, I Did), and Powerpop Girls: A New Diva Religion. '

📍 The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
📅 Wednesday 10th December
🕑 Doors 7pm, event 7:30pm - 10pm.

With a raffle and time at the end to hang in the bar with a drink and get in the Christmas spirit, you don't wanna miss out!

Grab Tickets for The Snails Who Stole Christmas through the link in the bio.

Welcoming in our second group to steal Christmas and... your hearts?

🦌'Rude-Dolph' by Matt Anderson

Matt is a writer and director from the North East of Scotland, now based in Glasgow. His debut
play Shotgunned has toured all over the UK, receiving several five-star reviews and winning the
Bright Spark Award presented by Scottish Theatre Awards. Shotgunned is returning to Scotland
in April 2026 for a limited run at The Lemon Tree, Cumbernauld Theatre, and The Traverse. His
second play Death of an Influencer was a part of A Play, A Pie, and A Pint’s Autumn season in
2025, performing at the Oran Mór in Glasgow followed by a week at The Lemon Tree in
Aberdeen. The show sold out nearly its entire run, and received many great reviews.

Details:

📍The Wee Red Bar, 74 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9DF
🕑 doors at 7pm, event starts 7:30pm - 10pm
📅 Wednesday 10th December 2025.

More announcements coming soon! 🐌

TICKETS ARE LIVE!!

You are cordially invited to steal Christmas with the snails 🐌🎅🏼

📍10th of December at the Wee Red Bar

⏰Doors - 7pm to begin at 7:30pm

🎟️Tickets can be found in the link in our bio!

Snail you later!

❄️🎅🌻Actor and Director submissions are open!!🌻🎅❄️

If you fancy being part of the Christmas party please let us know! We want to hear from you and we are open to all levels of experience, so even if you’re new to directing and want to dip a toe to see what it’s like, now’s the time!

Actors, if you want to flex your acting muscles while getting the chance to be involved in some exciting new writing and meet some lovely creatives, now's the time!

A few bits of information:

● Script in Hand: It's a very relaxed and laid back environment where performances will be script in hand.  

● You would need to be available all day for the 10th of December. 

● We plan to give each director a 1-2 rehearsal slot with their actors on the day of the performance.

We are hosting a night of creative celebration spreading over Plays, Films, or Musical Theatre. 

    🕑 When 🕑

🗓️10th of December 2025🗓️

🚪Doors open: 7pm

Event: 7:30pm - 10pm

📌 where?📌

The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

📆SUBMISSION DEADLINE📆

Submissions are open for 2 weeks from now and closing on:  17th of November.

If you would like to submit please fill out the google form on our linktree, you can find that in our bio. 

Any other questions feel free to reach us on here or email us at [email protected] 

Thank you and we look forward to your submissions.

🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

❄️🎅🌻Submissions are open!!🌻🎅❄️

Submissions have officially opened for our Snails Who Stole Christmas Scratch Night and we want to hear from you. 

A few bits of information:

🐌 Multimedia Scratch Night: we are looking for short films, episodes of shows, plays and musical theatre. 

🐌 Work In Progress: it’s a low stress, relaxed environment for you to test out a piece you’ve been sitting on. It’s a good way to get some feedback to further its development.

🐌 Script in Hand: If your piece is selected and needs actors to perform in it, the performance will be script in hand.

🐌 Maximum 10 minutes: A little tip:
If you are submitting a script, aim for no more than 8 pages (10 being the max). Some scripts vary and feel free to chat to us about it, but it’s a general good rule of thumb.

📆SUBMISSION DEADLINE📆

Submissions are open for 3 weeks from now and closing on: 17th of November.

If you would like to submit please fill out the google form in our linktree, you can find that in our bio.

Any other questions feel free to reach us on here or email us at [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you !! 🐌❄️

FAST SNAILS cordially invites you to..

🎅🎄The Snail Who Stole Christmas : A Scratch Night🎅🎄

Fast Snail: The Snail Who Stole Christmas is our second event in a series of multi-media scratch nights where we are bringing together work in progress pieces.

After our sold out first scratch night, we are hosting another night of creative celebration spreading over Plays, Films, or Musical Theatre.

🕑 When 🕑
🗓️10th December 2025🗓️
🚪Doors open: 7pm
Event: 7:30pm - 10pm
🎟️£7

📌 Where?📌
The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

Be on the lookout over this coming week as we open our submissions. We will first be opening up to writers, so please submit your projects. We are looking for pieces no longer than 10 minutes.

Tickets are now available via our link tree! Get them quick before they’re gone🌲☃️

Unfortunately at this time this is an unpaid opportunity.

More info to follow.
Snail you later

🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌
J. J. W. A. L. L. E. R.

2 DAYS TO GO!

We are so excited to bring Note of Concern to Dundee on Monday.

We are only there for 2 performances so make sure you don't miss us and grab your tickets now.

For now here's a little look back at some of the lovely reviews we've had so far.

While you're in Dundee seeing our show, look out for some other shows too, Dundee Fringe is growing every year and they have over 100 acts to choose from this year!

Grab tickets for Note of Concern on the Dundee Fringe website or through the link in our bio.

Note of Concern
🕑 4:30pm
📆 Mon 15th - Tues 16th
📌 Keiller Centre

DUNDEE HERE WE COME!

Very excited to share that Note of Concern will be heading to the Dundee Fringe ( ).

After a very fun and successful run at the Edinburgh fringe we can't wait to bring this show to a completely new audience.

So if you missed us during August or you're desperate to see it again nows your chance.

You can grab your tickets now through the link in our bio or and bios.

📆 September 15th + 16th
🕑 4:30pm (45 mins)
📌 Sweet @ Keiller Centre.

Can't wait to see you there!!